• Stephen Henderson says the vision displayed by the Red Wings with their new arena project is thrilling. Now comes the tough part: bringing it to life. This really is an amazing proposal by the Ilitch family and probably the most important construction project to the city of Detroit in at least four decades. Even if you're not a Wings fan, this modern take on the Wrigleyville concept is well worth checking out.

• Brian Costello took note of the Combativity Award handed out daily at the Tour de France to the rider who shows the most fighting spirit and sees a natural crossover with hockey. He works up the parameters for the honor and comes up with a few interesting nominees.

• The untapped potential of Zack Kassian isn't the lead story in Vancouver this summer, but the presence of a new coach does give the big winger a fresh start in his efforts to prove he's more than just a fringe top-six player.

• Joe Haggerty looks at a frustrating summer in Boston and wonders if potential free agent Kevin Hayes could fit into the team's plans. As much as the the Boston College grad might like to stay in town, it's hard for me to see the Bruins finding room. He might be limited to a cap-friendly $900,000 base salary but incentives could drive his total hit close to $3 million and that's a ton for a strapped team to spend on a player who projects as a bottom-six forward next season.